Castile

People v. Castile

Good Law
1906 Cal. App. LEXIS 304·3 Cal. App. 487·86 P. 746
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 7, 1906Crim. No. 22.California470 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Allen, J.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery, alleged to have been committed by him and his co-defendant, Silas Castile, upon one Morris Ellis. Prom the judgment and an order denying a new trial he appeals.

In this ease, as in the case of Silas Castile (People v. Castile, ante, p. 487, [ 86 Pac. 745 ]), the contention of the appellant is that the judgment and order should be reversed on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence in support of the judgment. The chain of facts -and circumstances relied upon to establish the identity of the person, each material fact and circumstance so relied upon] were so established from the evidence as to justify the verdict of the jury. The court did not err in admitting evidence over the objection of defendant with reference to certain looking-glasses, alarm clock and piece of buckskin found in possession of the defendant and which witnesses testified were taken from Ellis at the time of the robbery. This evidence was admissible for the purpose of identifying the defendant, and while they were not specified in the complaint as being articles so taken from him, evidence was properly received in relation thereto as tending to…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.